I think the modern witness, unlike the old school witnesses of years past, really want to be mainstream. They want their leaders to be out front and visible. I believe it makes them feel or at least appear to others to be less cult like.
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JUST WONDERIN BOUT THE G.B..... again.
by brandnew ingrowing up, i never ever even saw these guys faces, or even knew their names.
all of a sudden they're on my computer screen, tv, and on every other magazine coming out of the watchtower machine.
why all the glamour now?
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Happy at Bethel. Can't believe what I'm seeing.
by Pubsinger inapologies if this has already been posted but i am speechless.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbmyudrwgs&x-yt-ts=1422327029&x-yt-cl=84838260#t=72.
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Remember when we used to have congregation picnics? Before they were "discouraged"?
Even as current as a year or two ago my family wasn't allowed to play worldly music over the sound system when doing hall cleaning.
This seems a lot like the expression of the tighter your grip the more sand that slips through your fingers. The rank and file want to be happy and normal and are pushing the envelope. The GB 2.0 has to be careful and strike some balance to allow expression like this while still maintaining overall control.
I could see some congregations falling down the slippery slope of expression and going too far and having the CO or higher come down on them.
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Joseph and Potiphar's wife
by StarTrekAngel inwhat are the real reasons joseph refused to sleep with potiphar's wife?.
the watchtower and others teach that joseph refused to commit adultery.
specifically to the jws, we teach that joseph, somehow, knew that adultery was wrong, despite not having any specific rule or writing to teach him so.
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according to some Jewish scholars he did the deed. Check out jbq.jewishbible.org -
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IMPORTANT: Please note on your calender that on MONDAY, Feb. 16th, there will be a segment on a TV NEWS PROGRAM discussing JWs
by AndersonsInfo inon monday evening, feb. 16th, on the pbs newshour, there will be a segment discussing jehovah's witnesses.
generally, the newshour airs at 6 p.m. in different time zones across the united states..
please don't miss it.
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mosquitos, and vampire bats.
by brandnew insince everything in life is supposed to be created by god, why did he create mosquitos, and vampire bats?.
mosquitos and vpbats live by taking in blood from other animals, and well humans too.
so my question is.....why would he forbid blood transfusions , when he made creatures who live off of others blood?
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I asked that question when I was fading. I was told that the imperfect world had caused them to become like that. So I said, you mean they evolved? The discussion ended at that point. -
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Children calling jw adults uncle and auntie, when did that start?
by awakening ini cant figure out when the auntie and uncle thing started or why.
it sure is a peadophiles dream to have a kid they dont know call them uncle!
they are now in a special relationship.
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TheListener
Never heard of that.
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JWs, Rules, Laws and the Zone Meeting
by TheListener inmy takeaway from the zone visit and the reaction of some dubs i know and some i've read on here is this:.
dubs don't care what their actual religious beliefs are or how they change but they do seem to care a lot about having any specific counsel discussed from the platform.. .
i guess this makes them a lot like everyone else, and maybe now we know what the wts achilles heel may be.. .
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My takeaway from the zone visit and the reaction of some dubs I know and some I've read on here is this:
Dubs don't care what their actual religious beliefs are or how they change but they do seem to care a lot about having any specific counsel discussed from the platform.
I guess this makes them a lot like everyone else, and maybe now we know what the WTS achilles heel may be.
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Good point Julia. How often does 1914 actually come up? Could it be now that jw.org is the new marketing thing that more people are finding alternative sites and starting to ask about 1914?
Really, that date is so old. If my kids and their friends are any kind of example then 1914 might as well be 1514 or 1614.
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Are a lot of dubs questioning 1914? Or maybe the society sees the lack of urgency that's been going on for years. Whatever it is this seems like overkill.
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FuGK This Religion- Stop Ruining My Life!!!
by wallievase ini am sorry for the title but today just took the cake.
after not going to the meetings since august and trying to sort through this with my family, my wife today told me she wants to separate because of our differences over being a witness or not.. this is ridiculous.
so i said- how can you separate from me when the religion you whole heartedly believe says you can only separate for 3 reasons- abuse, willful non-support, or stopping her from her meeting attendance, etc.
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TheListener
Hang in there Wallievase. I wish I could give you the magic answer that would solve your problem but I can't. I can't even seem to solve mine. But posting here, sharing and listening have helped me a lot. Hopefully it will help you too.